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Aug 13, 2008Mexican Organization Awarded Prize for Bringing Information and Technology to Remote, Indigenous Communities
SEATTLE -- The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today presented its 2008 Access to Learning Award of US$1 million to the Vasconcelos Program in Mexico's Veracruz state for its innovative efforts to connect people to information and knowledge through free access to computers, the Internet, and training.

Apr 9, 2008City Librarian Deborah L. Jacobs Joins Foundation to Lead Global Libraries Initiative
SEATTLE -- The Seattle Public Library board of trustees announced today that City Librarian Deborah L. Jacobs has accepted a position with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and will leave her Library post July 2, 2008.

Mar 26, 2008Bulgarian Libraries to Offer No-Cost Public Access to Internet Services and Training
SOFIA, BULGARIA -- The Ministry of Culture and the United Nations Development programme (UNDP) announced today that the planning phase of project Bulgarian Libraries―Access Points to Information and Communication for All―kicks off in April 2008 with a grant of $606,000 provided by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Jan 29, 2008New Award to Fund Library Projects in Developing Countries
INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. -- With the help of a $3 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's Global Libraries initiative, READ Global intends to double the number of libraries, triple the number of countries in which it operates and bring the number of people whose lives it touches to about two million.

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